Todd McCarthy escreveuna Variety: ”‘Apocalypto’ is a remarkable film.” e “The picture provides a trip to a place one’s never been before, offering hitherto unseen sights of exceptional vividness and power.”

Peter Traver escreveu na Rolling Stone: “Gibson has made a film of blunt provocation and bruising beauty,” e “Say what you will about Gibson, he’s a filmmaker right down to his nerve endings.”